Joe Parsons defends clients against high-profile nationwide and statewide collective liability, class action, and unfair competition litigation. He has extensive experience in crafting, developing, and executing complex case strategy from discovery to dispositive motions to trial, including across jurisdictions and with joint defense groups.
Joe’s commitment to service extends to pro bono matters and the Pittsburgh community. As part of the Firm’s Border Project, he is representing a client with a claim for asylum. He serves as a coordinator for the Western District of Pennsylvania’s Pro Se Pro Bono Mediation Program and sits on the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Federal Courts Section Council. Joe is also co-president of Pittsburgh Irish & Classic Theatre, a member of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania Bridges Society Committee and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Children’s Trust, and president of the American Constitution Society’s Pittsburgh Lawyer Chapter.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
